to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
(good) teamwork; team play; (close) cooperation; coordination; collaboration
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
conference room; council room
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave off; to scrape off
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
several minutes; a few minutes
venomous snake; poisonous snake
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
amount used; quantity consumed; usage
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
assertion; declaration; affirmation